The Grain~August 2009 Update

~Ellie's Corner~The summer is passing by and August has snuck up on me! Have you been able to relax and enjoy some of the summer? Sometimes it takes a purposeful mindset to get outside and just relax and enjoy the sunshine and lazy summer days. I hope you have been able to get to a few Farmers Markets ~they are SUCH a fun way to get fresh fruit, veggies, + other yummy foods, as well as supporting local farmers + small businesses!

I am so excited for the Minnesota State Fair coming up the end of this month! :)
I am still in the middle of many projects to improve the website and this newsletter! I look forward to bringing you more delicious recipes and excellent health information. Is there something you don’t see and would like to see on the website? Let me know. I have received so much positive feedback from so many and I REALLY appreciate it! Thank you!

and OF Course! The Minnesota State Fair We are located in the Dairy Building (you have to walk past us to get to the Delicious Ice Cream Smoothies!) Grab a discount book when you are at Cub Foods or when you get to the fair –not only are there GREAT deals on many things, but we have an EXCEPTIONAL steal-of-a-deal waiting for you! We cannot wait to see you there! :) August 27 -September 7!

On Stove top: Melt the butter and marshmallows together in a saucepan over low-medium heat -stirring frequently. Add vanilla.

In Microwave: Melt butter in microwaveable bowl for 50 secs or until melted. Add marshmallows and stir -Microwave again for 1-1/2 Mins (stirring occasionally) or until marshmallows melted. Add vanilla.

Add the marshmallow mixture to the rice crispys and stir until all rice crispys and flax are coated.

Then place in a 9x13" pan and use a large piece of saran wrap to cover and then press rice krispy bars into pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips or your favorite candy on top of rice cripys and use saran wrap to press into rice crispy bars.

You can then cut rice krispy bars into the desired size and wrap them in saran wrap for easy storage for later!

I cannot tell you how many times I hear people say that eating flax seed has decreased their cholesterol levels and brought the cholesterol back to normal! Here is one customer who ate flax seed daily and Lowered Her Cholesterol! If we can use food (flax is food) to prevent and lower cholesterol, then perhaps we can save money and avoid yucky side effects of lipitor and other cholesterol medications! Food for thought!

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